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In recent years, one horror film emerges early on as the best horror film of the year. In 2017 it was Jordan Peele’s exceptionally smart social thriller Get Out; in 2016 it was Robert Eggers’ period stunner The Witch; in 2018 that honor goes to Ari Aster’s Hereditary. Starring T…

Dozens of movies play at the SXSW Film Festival every year, making it impossible to see all of them in just eight days. Even if you attended the annual insanity in Austin last week, chances are pretty high that you missed at least a few good movies. And if you’re a cinephile who skipped the f…

SXSW 2017 has officially found its closing night film, and with the addition of the upcoming sci-fi thriller Life, this year’s Film program has a proper beginning, middle and end. The new film, starring Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson, will debut in Austin next month to fo…

Alright, SXSW, let’s do this. With just weeks to go before the start of this year’s fest, SXSW has announced even more additions to their 2017 lineup, including the world premiere of James Franco’s The Disaster Artist — the actor / writer / director’s new film base…

If you're as old as I am, you definitely remember the Smokey & The Bandit 'movies starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed. Who didn't love the cars, the humor, even the infectious song 'Eastbound and Down' by Jerry Reed?The Pontiac Trans Am he drove was totally awesome, and one of …

Technology...ya gotta love it. At SXSW in Austin, a company called Hanson Robotics showed off a new talking robot that appeared very human like as it carried on a relatively normal conversation with a CNBC reporter. All was pretty much what you'd expect, that is until the robot named Sophia was aske…